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"Nevertheless my heart was moved to write to you, gracious and worshipful Mistress Margery, inasmuch as I wist you would be in sorrow, and longing for tidings of my gracious master; for it is by this time long since I gave his last letter for the Schopperhof in charge to the German post-runner; and meseems that my gracious master has liked to give his precious time to study and to other pastimes rather than to those who, being his next of kin, are ever ready and willing to be patient with him; as indeed they could if they pleased enquire of my lord the knight Sebald Im Hoff as to his well-being.
I think it's quite exciting, really, taking so many new girls in all at once." "Come on," cried Margery Burton, then. "They're all ready and they want us to form the procession now, and go over there." "You are to light the fire, Margery. Are you all ready?" "Yes, indeed, Miss Eleanor. Shall I go ahead, and start the flame?" "Yes, do!"
Yet even with this keen study of the shores of the island the Tramp Club boys passed by the entrance to the anchorage of the "Red Rover" without having discovered the little inlet. "I'm going over there to find out what they found out," cried Harriet. "Who is going along? Tommy, I'll take you, Hazel and Margery this time if you wish to go. You haven't been out with me at all."
And then they all sat down, happily and hungrily, to a breakfast that tasted just as good as had supper the night before. "Can we swim in the lake, Miss Eleanor?" asked Margery Burton. "If you want to," said Eleanor, with a smile. "It's pretty cold water, though; a good deal colder than it was at the sea shore last year.
On arriving at the door, where they found a steep flight of steps to mount, Lord Marnell would not allow Margery to try her strength, but carried her up in his arms. He knew, and so did she, that she would need all the strength she could muster for the trial which was to come. The council-chamber was hung with red cloth, and the benches appropriated to spectators were filled to overflowing.
My faithful Uncle Christian Pfinzing, who played the host to the Emperor and Empress at the Castle as representing the town council, had brought his "dear watchman" hither and placed her in the keeping of certain motherly dames. Presently, seeing a moment when she might speak with me, Ann said in my ear: "I will end this sport, Margery; I can no longer endure it.
"Oh, Horace!" The sound of her voice restored the Squire's fortitude. "There you go, Margery! D'you mean to say you believe what this fellow says? He ought to be horsewhipped. He knows my opinion of him. "It's a piece of his confounded impudence! He nearly ran over me, and now " Mrs. Pendyce broke in: "But, Horace, I'm afraid it's true! Ellen Maiden " "Ellen Maiden?" said Mr. Pendyce.
"Oh, we are going to have tea out of doors, aren't we!" said Ellen. "I'm very glad. What a lovely evening! isn't it? Just look at pussy, will you, Alice? don't you believe he knows what Margery is doing? Why didn't you call me to go along with you after peaches?" "I thought you were doing the very best thing you possibly could, Ellie, my dear. How do you do?" "Oh, nicely now! where's Mr. John?
Margery calls it a dish-cloth, or a floor-cloth, or something else." "Well, you don't touch one now-a-days, do you?" "No," said Ellen, "I have other things to do." "Well, I guess you have. You've got enough of books now, for once, han't you? What a lot! I say, Ellen, have you got to read all these?" "I hope so, in time," said Ellen, smiling. "Why haven't you been to see me before?"
It was several hours later when Seaforth returned to the house, and found Mrs. Margery in a state of consternation. "Where's Harry?" he said. "'Way down to the settlement," said the woman. "Okanagan was fool enough to hoist him on a horse, and though I talked half-an-hour solid I couldn't stop him." Seaforth smiled dryly. "I scarcely think you could. Harry is himself again.
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